THE NEVER ENDING RED-ROMANCE


com•mu•nism \'käm-y?-"ni-z?m, -yü-\
n [F communisme, fr. commun common] (1840): a theory advocating elimination of private property b : a system in which goods are owned in common and are available to all as needed

The Indian romance with communism is very rapidly turning into a gory scene.Have the left wing extremists finally declared full scale war on authorities by this "Taliban inspired" diktat on a Govt official in Jharkhand?Or has the CPI(Maoist) lost it completely by disappointing it's long-awaiting-lorn support from India's intellectual sympathizers? This recent act by the red rebels seems as aloof from ideals of communism as Henry Ford was from Chairman Mao and this moment itself draws us into initiation of left-wing extremism in India. The CPI(Maoist) in it's present form came into force on 21st september 2004 by the merger of CPI(Marxist-Leninist)People's war group and Maoist Communist Center(MCC) of India.Although active as a political outfit,it encouraged extremist ideas through guerrilla warfare and protracted arms struggle to create the so-called "liberated zones".Perhaps for the fear of loss of face ,the Indian authorities seriously understate to say that currently in 2009 ,Maoists have a fighting strength of 8000-9000 personnel and around 6500 firearms but there are reports to suggest that their numbers have swelled to 20,000 and witnessing the acts of "horror" in last 2-3 years ,I have very little doubts that it's very true.The case with our country is,here Govt is the problem ,rather being the solution.It has been fighting "Maoists" but never thought of confronting "Maoism",it has been fanning the very cause of left wing extremism in places as Singur,Nandigram and off late Lalgarh. UPA had enough of it and banned CPI(Maoist) on 22nd June 2009 but the status-quo persists as Maoists currently have a formidable presence in 17 Indian states and 90% of internal violence is attributed to left-wing extremists. Hence the situation now is,as Govt remains tied up in its "red tapes" and self-diminutive politics in safe alleys of state and national capitals,Maoist cauldrons are adorned with "kangaroo courts/public courts" that care in the least for laws of the land. Slowly as the egalitarian ,classless and stateless dreams of Marx,Lenin and Mao get trampled under capitalism(which I like to call neo-imperialism for reasons of my own),we citizens of democratic India gaze into a mystic crystal ball to see the future of such people's war groups and it's effects.In this distorted illusion of haves and have-nots and offcourse have-more-than-enoughs one thing is that we as common citizens are a victim for sure,victims of democracy ,victims of our own sordid pasts and victims of a habit of not seeing humanatarian faults under the dark clouds of an egoistic society and irresponsible political class.

MAOISTS BEHEAD POLICE OFFICIAL: tHIS AINT DONE!!!!!

Its very evident that citizens have lost whatever respect they had for the Maoists, and their uncompromising attitude of talking only with their guns has made their most loyal and intellectual supporters move away from their ideology. The question that arises is their modus operandi necessary?

The victims of their immature propaganda have only one question to ask: What harm did we do to you? More importantly, Is there an end to all this?

Or one will have to live with the fact that one can die every moment. Well, we do die a lot of times, but this insecurity will murder us a few more times.

Obviously, change is necessary, but only for the better. Tumour is also growth, but a malignant one and tumour needs to be dealt with and disposed if the body is desired to survive. The only difference is it’s a fight between one brother and another.

One thing for sure, this civil society fully respects, griefs, loves and endorses the paramilitary forces and their sacrifices and infact, ready to make a few sacrifices, if they are necessary to enjoy freedom after 62 years of Independence

The body of a policeman, kidnapped last week by Maoist rebels in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, has been found, police and the rebels say.

Inspector Franchais Indvaar, 52, was taken last week from Khunti area as he shopped in a local market.

The rebels later offered to release him in exchange for three of their leaders who are in police custody, a demand rejected by the authorities.

The rebels operate in more than 200 districts across large parts of India.

They say they are fighting for the rights of the poor peasants and landless workers.

More than 6,000 people have died during the Maoists' 20-year fight for a communist state in parts of India.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has described the Maoist insurgency as the "single biggest threat" to India's security.

Inspector Indvaar's body was recovered from the dense forests of Taimara on the Ranchi-Jamshedpur highway on Tuesday morning, police said.

They said he was killed on Monday night.

The rebels had offered to release him in exchange for Kobad Ghandy, Chhatradhar Mahato and Chandra Bhushan Yadav - three senior Maoists who are currently in custody.

"We did not kidnap the inspector, we arrested him," a senior Maoist leader, Samarji, told the BBC Hindi.

Samarji warned of more similar "arrests" of policemen unless three Maoist leaders currently in police custody were released.

SATYA SHILADITYA KAR